Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Statement–August 17, 2010, on "Stinger" and "Cerebral"

Stinger and Cerebral are
abstract compositions that investigate the fluidity of sculptural material and the
interpretation of drawn line in metal. I intended to retain the original
linearity and visceral quality of my two-dimensional arrangements in the
three-dimensional realm. I wanted this to be an automatic process in the sense
that the linear qualities seemed naturally and effortlessly preserved from
drawing to sculpture. Working with these materials relates to art of the past
in terms of the devices and basic processes... but with a purpose that applies
to the here and now and of who I am as an artist in the twenty-first century.

The
shapes used in Stinger and Cerebral are uniquely combined by my
own sense of art. These works are objects in and of themselves. They allude to
nothing but themselves and the imagery that makes up my visual world. They are
carriers of information; not that they convey some object, but that they
communicate my essence of reality. These works as well as my others draw on
obvious cultural signs, themes, and symbols, while reinventing the iconography
of each. In each sculpture, I attempt to define my sense of the abstract
through the subconscious marriage of deliberate, yet elusive, cultural symbols.
I also strive to manifest order, or even disorder, in an extremely intentional
manner.

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Sculptor and educator Michael Boles has exhibited throughout the Southeastern United States, winning numerous awards for his drawing, relief sculpture, and freestanding sculptural compositions. The current thrust of his work primarily entails utilizing digital technology to produce intricate freeform wall sculpture in metal and stone.